Wilderness Area The Land Garden ˈwɪldənəs Noun People
The word "wilderness" denotes an undeveloped, uncultivated natural area. It can also refer to a neglected or overgrown place, or metaphorically, a period of being out of power or influence.
The word "wilderness" refers to a natural area that has not been developed or used by people, or to a place that has become overgrown and uncared for. It can also be used metaphorically to describe a period when someone is out of power or influence.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]荒野;荒漠;原野 A wilderness is a desert or other area of natural land which is not used by people.
[usu sing]
...the icy Canadian wilderness...
冰封的加拿大旷野
He is proud of the garden he made from a wilderness.
他为自己从荒地上开辟出的花园而感到自豪。
...one of the largest wilderness areas in North America.
北美最大的荒原之一
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[PHRASE 短语]在野;不掌权;不活跃;坐冷板凳 If politicians or other well-known people spend time in the wilderness, they are not in an influential position or very active in their profession for that time.
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[mainly BRIT 主英]
...a party released from 12 years in the wilderness...
摆脱了12年在野状态的政党
For so long he had waited in the wilderness for a recall to Test cricket.
这么长时间以来,他一直在坐冷板凳,等着被召回参加板球对抗赛。
Oxford
wil·der·ness/ˈwɪldənəs; NAmEˈwɪldərnəs/noun[usually singular ]1a large area of land that has never been developed or used for growing crops because it is difficult to live there 未开发的地区;荒无人烟的地区;荒野◆The Antarctic is the world's last great wilderness.南极洲是世界上最后一个大荒原。◆( NAmE) a wilderness area(= one where it is not permitted to build houses or roads)(政府划定的)保留自然环境面貌地区◆( figurative) the barren wilderness of modern life现代生活贫瘠的荒漠2a place that people do not take care of or control 荒芜的地方;杂草丛生处◆Their garden is a wilderness of grass and weeds.他们的花园杂草丛生。IDIOMin the ˈwildernessno longer in an important position, especially in politics 在野;不再当政(或掌权)wildernesswildernesseswil·der·ness/ˈwɪldənəs; NAmEˈwɪldərnəs/
LDC
wildernesswil‧der‧ness /ˈwɪldənəs $ -dər-/ ●●○ noun [countable usually singular]
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1a large area of land that has never been developed or farmed: the Alaskan wilderness► see thesaurus at
country
2a place that seems no longer used or cared for by anyone: The garden was a wilderness. The south side of the city had become a lawless wilderness.3in/from/out of the wilderness someone who is in the wilderness does not have power or is not involved in something in an important way at a particular time: the re-emergence of Richard Nixon from the political wilderness in 1968
WDF
wilderness
[ˈwɪldənəs]
IELTS
n3746
8419
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888
4493
1562
978
NOUN5689
151361
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荒野(88%),荒地(12%)
n.荒地;大量,茫茫一片
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